"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213)
12/21/2015 at 11:11 • Filed to: volvo, enginering, air filter, why
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"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213)
12/21/2015 at 11:11 • Filed to: volvo, enginering, air filter, why | 1
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To make something as simple as changing a cabin air filter on my C30 a total PITA. In case this is something you haven’t yet done, and can’t watch the video, let me explain.
First, this needs to be made clear: Volvo did not re-engineer this for the LHD market. So, maybe if you are in England it isn’t as bad because there aren’t any pedals or steering wheels in your way.
(EDIT: As For Sweden pointed out, Sweden has LHD cars... so now I’m more confused)
Now, maybe you are asking yourself why that matters. Let me tell you. The filter is hidden behind some carpet. This carpet is on the right hand side of the driver’s footwell. And it is blocked by... the accelerator pedal!
Yes readers. You have to REMOVE the accelerator pedal and lift up some carpet in order to get access to the filter.
This is where the pedal was before being removed.
The filter is hidden behind this housing. It’s tucked away so no one would ever want to mess with it.
Also, because there is still a brake pedal there, you cannot just simply slide the filter out. You have to bend and misshape it. And there is literally no room to work because there is a dashboard and steering wheel above you and a driver seat right beside you.
Am I wrong? Is there maybe an even worse filter location? I just couldn’t believe what I was watching when I looked it up the other day at work. We had a car come through the dealer for service. It was an 06 Equinox with over 90K miles. The filter was never replaced. So, I got to wondering if mine was ever changed. I figured it was in the glovebox like our Hondas. Boy was I wrong.
For Sweden
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12/21/2015 at 11:18 |
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First, this needs to be made clear: Volvo did not re-engineer this for the LHD market.
Sweden is a LHD market.
It’s a pretty easy swap in the S80
djmt1
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12/21/2015 at 11:19 |
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“First, this needs to be made clear: Volvo did not re-engineer this for the LHD market. So, maybe if you are in Europe it isn’t so bad. But in the US....”
I’ve read this a few times now and I still don’t know what you mean.
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> For Sweden
12/21/2015 at 11:20 |
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That’s the way it should be!
Also, weird point there I forgot about. I was thinking England mostly.
EL_ULY
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12/21/2015 at 11:21 |
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RHD to LHD switch made this happen. Once you do a trillion of them tho, they aren’t so bad. Just don’t strip the pedal threads, That bracket is a pain in the nads
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> djmt1
12/21/2015 at 11:21 |
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If your C30 (or S40 or V50 or C70) is somewhere like England where they have RHD cars, this probably isn’t as difficult because there aren’t any steering wheels or pedals in your way
XJDano
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12/21/2015 at 11:29 |
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I mistook the cabin filter for the air filter in my wife’s 05 Equinox, years ago.
The cabin filter on that is a piece of cake. The air filter is on the other side. Oops.
Aaron M - MasoFiST
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12/21/2015 at 11:42 |
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Sweden is a LHD market, but the Volvo P1 platform is based on the European Ford Focus, which sold most strongly in the UK.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
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12/21/2015 at 13:15 |
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See those black rectangles in the back corners? Those are my cabin air filter(s!). Changing them is as simple as opening the hood and removing the covers.
for Michigan
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12/21/2015 at 14:35 |
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That’s in practically the same place as my Mazda, which is on the C1/BK/P1 platform, too. Thankfully on the Mazda, it’s accessed from the passenger footwell instead. It’s already hard enough to change there, having pedals and a steering wheel in the way just makes it absurd.
facw
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12/21/2015 at 16:46 |
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Wow, that’s dumb. It’s super easy on my first gen S40. Remove two screws and a panel under the glove compartment, unsnap the filter holder, slide it out, and slide the new one in and do everything in reverse.